Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators Salary by City

BLS OEWS May 2025 • 229 metro areas

Top-paying metros for Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators

Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
Erie, PA $72,970 40
New Haven, CT $72,970 120
District of Columbia $67,830 460
Duluth, MN-WI $67,200 50
Wichita, KS $67,180 240
Salem, OR $66,810 30

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      AK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Alaska $53,350 260
      Anchorage, AK $53,350 220
      AL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Montgomery, AL $56,450 260
      Alabama $55,410 1,220
      Birmingham, AL $55,410 680
      Mobile, AL $55,410 210
      Huntsville, AL $54,360 50
      AR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Fayetteville, AR $58,360 150
      Arkansas $57,490 650
      Little Rock, AR $57,490 460
      AZ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Phoenix, AZ $56,530 1,660
      Arizona $56,450 1,940
      Tucson, AZ $56,450 230
      CA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Francisco, CA $66,580 1,720
      Santa Maria, CA $63,690 180
      San Jose, CA $58,510 480
      Fresno, CA $58,360 200
      Bakersfield, CA $57,490 200
      California $57,490 11,330
      Los Angeles, CA $57,490 5,290
      North Coast Region of California $57,490 40
      Redding, CA $57,490 50
      Sacramento, CA $57,490 1,240
      San Diego, CA $57,490 880
      Riverside, CA $56,450 870
      Santa Rosa, CA $56,450 110
      CO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Colorado $56,530 2,080
      Denver, CO $56,530 1,690
      Grand Junction, CO $55,410 80
      Colorado Springs, CO $54,370 230
      CT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Haven, CT $72,970 120
      Bridgeport, CT $60,170 220
      Connecticut $57,490 1,160
      Hartford, CT $57,490 810
      DC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV $57,490 2,590
      DE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Delaware $57,490 450
      FL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Cape Coral, FL $59,550 320
      North Port, FL $57,950 320
      Tallahassee, FL $56,580 200
      Tampa, FL $56,450 1,110
      Florida $56,160 7,480
      Jacksonville, FL $56,160 1,380
      Gainesville, FL $55,410 80
      Orlando, FL $55,410 1,160
      Miami, FL $54,370 2,610
      Pensacola, FL $54,370 230
      GA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Augusta, GA-SC $57,490 80
      Macon, GA $57,490 190
      Georgia $54,370 3,200
      Atlanta, GA $52,870 2,880
      GU
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Guam $57,490 40
      HI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Urban Honolulu, HI $56,530 420
      Hawaii $56,450 440
      IA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Des Moines, IA $60,740 820
      Iowa $59,550 1,050
      Waterloo, IA $58,000 70
      Cedar Rapids, IA $57,490 120
      Davenport, IA-IL $57,490 110
      ID
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Boise City, ID $57,010 210
      Idaho $56,530 250
      IL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Peoria, IL $59,170 90
      Champaign, IL $59,030 190
      Springfield, IL $56,530 140
      Chicago, IL-IN $56,450 5,450
      Illinois $56,450 5,920
      IN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Evansville, IN $57,490 150
      Fort Wayne, IN $57,490 120
      South Bend, IN-MI $57,490 80
      Indiana $55,410 2,090
      Muncie, IN $55,410 40
      Indianapolis, IN $54,370 1,500
      KS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Wichita, KS $67,180 240
      Kansas $59,550 670
      KY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lexington, KY $59,170 200
      Kentucky $57,140 950
      Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $56,160 660
      LA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Baton Rouge, LA $57,490 270
      Louisiana $55,410 1,310
      New Orleans, LA $55,410 430
      Shreveport, LA $55,410 510
      Lafayette, LA $54,890 90
      MA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Boston, MA-NH $57,950 1,640
      Massachusetts $56,530 3,220
      Worcester, MA $56,530 400
      Springfield, MA $51,040 1,170
      MD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Maryland $57,490 80
      Maryland $56,450 2,780
      Baltimore, MD $55,410 1,390
      ME
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Maine $57,490 500
      Portland, ME $57,490 370
      Bangor, ME $56,530 110
      MI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kalamazoo, MI $61,110 30
      Lansing, MI $60,590 130
      Detroit, MI $57,490 2,680
      Grand Rapids, MI $57,490 730
      Michigan $57,490 3,880
      Upper Peninsula of Michigan $57,490 40
      Traverse City, MI $56,970 110
      Flint, MI $54,370 40
      MN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Duluth, MN-WI $67,200 50
      St. Cloud, MN $59,030 50
      Minneapolis, MN-WI $57,490 1,820
      Minnesota $57,490 2,050
      Mankato, MN $57,010 40
      MO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Columbia, MO $57,490 110
      Kansas City, MO-KS $57,490 1,450
      Springfield, MO $57,490 230
      Missouri $56,450 2,900
      St. Louis, MO-IL $54,370 1,480
      MS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Gulfport, MS $56,450 60
      Mississippi $55,410 390
      Jackson, MS $54,890 300
      MT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Great Falls, MT $60,070 40
      Missoula, MT $57,490 70
      Montana $57,490 270
      Billings, MT $55,410 150
      NC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Rocky Mount, NC $61,630 100
      Asheville, NC $59,030 30
      Raleigh, NC $56,530 740
      Greensboro, NC $56,450 1,250
      Fayetteville, NC $54,700 500
      North Carolina $54,700 4,070
      Charlotte, NC-SC $47,380 1,330
      ND
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Fargo, ND-MN $60,590 120
      North Dakota $58,780 250
      Grand Forks, ND-MN $58,510 30
      Bismarck, ND $57,490 90
      NE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      South Nebraska $61,630 40
      Nebraska $58,510 660
      Omaha, NE-IA $58,360 540
      Lincoln, NE $55,410 70
      NH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Manchester, NH $56,450 740
      New Hampshire $56,450 760
      NJ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Trenton, NJ $60,590 510
      New Jersey $59,550 4,090
      NM
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Albuquerque, NM $55,410 380
      New Mexico $55,410 410
      NV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Reno, NV $57,490 200
      Las Vegas, NV $55,410 750
      Nevada $55,410 950
      NY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New York $57,490 9,170
      New York, NY-NJ $57,490 10,120
      Kiryas Joel, NY $56,530 90
      Rochester, NY $56,530 530
      Albany, NY $56,450 650
      Buffalo, NY $55,410 350
      Syracuse, NY $55,410 440
      OH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Toledo, OH $57,490 100
      Columbus, OH $56,530 960
      Youngstown, OH $56,530 90
      Cleveland, OH $56,450 1,140
      Dayton, OH $56,450 180
      Ohio $55,850 4,170
      Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $55,410 1,370
      Akron, OH $54,370 260
      OK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Oklahoma $57,490 810
      Tulsa, OK $57,490 320
      Oklahoma City, OK $56,450 470
      OR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Salem, OR $66,810 30
      Eugene, OR $57,490 140
      Medford, OR $57,490 60
      Oregon $55,410 1,220
      Portland, OR-WA $54,700 960
      Other
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      District of Columbia $67,830 460
      PA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Erie, PA $72,970 40
      Johnstown, PA $58,230 90
      Scranton, PA $57,680 160
      Pittsburgh, PA $57,490 1,770
      Allentown, PA-NJ $56,450 420
      Lancaster, PA $56,450 340
      Pennsylvania $56,450 6,010
      Altoona, PA $55,410 60
      Harrisburg, PA $55,410 970
      Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD $55,410 3,050
      RI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Providence, RI-MA $57,490 630
      Rhode Island $57,490 630
      SC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Charleston, SC $56,450 260
      Greenville, SC $56,450 540
      South Carolina $56,160 1,400
      Columbia, SC $55,410 510
      SD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Rapid City, SD $61,150 30
      East South Dakota $60,590 40
      South Dakota $59,550 230
      Sioux Falls, SD-MN $57,490 160
      TN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Knoxville, TN $57,490 520
      Chattanooga, TN-GA $56,450 200
      Johnson City, TN $56,450 60
      Nashville, TN $55,410 810
      Tennessee $54,370 3,040
      Memphis, TN-MS-AR $53,350 1,400
      TX
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      McAllen, TX $61,630 120
      Beaumont, TX $59,550 40
      Dallas, TX $59,550 3,180
      Lubbock, TX $59,550 180
      El Paso, TX $57,950 160
      Amarillo, TX $57,490 130
      Austin, TX $57,490 580
      Corpus Christi, TX $57,490 90
      Texas $57,490 7,430
      San Antonio, TX $56,530 730
      Midland, TX $56,490 70
      Abilene, TX $56,450 90
      Houston, TX $53,350 1,990
      UT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Provo, UT $59,550 60
      Salt Lake City, UT $55,410 810
      Utah $55,410 880
      VA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Roanoke, VA $57,490 250
      Virginia Beach, VA-NC $57,490 370
      West Virginia $57,490 460
      Virginia $56,450 2,660
      Richmond, VA $53,350 1,170
      VT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Burlington, VT $59,690 60
      Vermont $58,650 130
      Southern Vermont $57,490 70
      WA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Wenatchee, WA $59,490 30
      Seattle, WA $57,490 1,510
      Washington $57,490 1,960
      Yakima, WA $56,970 40
      Spokane, WA $55,410 310
      WI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Eau Claire, WI $58,510 60
      Madison, WI $58,510 210
      Oshkosh, WI $57,490 80
      Wisconsin $57,490 1,570
      Green Bay, WI $56,450 120
      Milwaukee, WI $55,410 1,040
      WV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Charleston, WV $57,490 390
      WY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Cheyenne, WY $60,590 50
      Wyoming $59,550 120
      Casper, WY $57,930 50